1997–98 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

1997–98 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
1997–98 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Super Chevy Shootout Champions
National Invitation Tournament
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	20–11 (9–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Tom Davis (12th season);
Assistant coach	Gary Close
MVP	Ryan Bowen
Home arena	Carver–Hawkeye Arena; (Capacity: 15,500)
	Seasons ← 1996–97 1998–99 →

1997–98 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 16 Michigan State	13	–	3	.813	22	–	8	.733
No. 22 Illinois	13	–	3	.813	23	–	10	.697
No. 11 Purdue	12	–	4	.750	28	–	8	.778
Iowa	9	–	7	.563	20	–	11	.645
Indiana	9	–	7	.563	20	–	12	.625
Penn State	8	–	8	.500	19	–	13	.594
Northwestern	3	–	13	.188	10	–	17	.370
Wisconsin	3	–	13	.188	12	–	19	.387
Ohio State	1	–	15	.063	8	–	22	.267
No. 12 Michigan* †	0	–	5	.000	0	–	8	.000
Minnesota**	0	–	10	.000	0	–	15	.000

† 1998 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll Michigan: 24 reg. season games including Big Ten Tourn. Champ.; 2 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program *Minnesota: 15 games including 5 NIT games and championship vacated due to sanctions against the program Disputed records: Michigan 25–9, 11–5; Minnesota 20–15, 6–10

The 1997–98 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Tom Davis, coaching in his 12th season at the school, and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 20–11 overall and 9–7 in Big Ten play.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	3	Jason Bauer	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr	Hudson, Iowa
C	13	Guy Rucker	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	So	Inkster, Michigan
PG	20	Dean Oliver	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	Fr	Mason City, Iowa
G	23	Ricky Davis	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Fr	Davenport, Iowa
G	24	Ryan Luehrsmann	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	So	Cedar Rapids, Iowa
F	25	Vernon Simmons	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr	Simi Valley, California
G	30	Kyle Galloway	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Sioux City, Iowa
G	32	Kent McCausland	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr	Waterloo, Iowa
PF	42	Ryan Bowen	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Sr	Fort Madison, Iowa
F	44	J. R. Koch	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Jr	Morton, Illinois
F	45	Darryl Moore	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Sr	Chicago, Illinois
C	55	Greg Helmers	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Sr	Palmer, Iowa

Head coach

Tom Davis (UW–Platteville)

Assistant coach(es)

Gary Close (Arizona State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule/Results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/14/1997*	No. 15	Chicago State	W 105–60	1–0	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
11/16/1997*	No. 15	North Texas	W 112–64	2–0	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
11/29/1997*	No. 14	Long Island	W 101–69^[1]	3–0	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,387) Iowa City, IA
12/2/1997*	No. 10	Drake Iowa Big Four	W 90–60^[2]	4–0	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
12/5/1997*	No. 10	Rice Super Chevy Shootout	W 81–52	5–0	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
12/6/1997*	No. 10	Weber State Super Chevy Shootout	W 81–56^[3]	6–0	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
12/9/1997*	No. 10	at Northern Iowa Iowa Big Four	L 78–84^[4]	6–1	UNI-Dome (8,742) Cedar Fall, IA
12/13/1997*	No. 10	at Iowa State Rivalry	W 60–59	7–1	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
12/28/1997* 5:00 pm	No. 15	Bucknell	W 91–52	11–1	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Big Ten Regular Season
12/31/1997	No. 14	at Indiana	W 89–76	12–1 (1–0)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
1/8/1998		Illinois Rivalry	L 64–76	13–2 (2–1)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA
1/21/1998 7:00 pm, ESPN Plus	No. 10	Michigan State	L 57–78	15–3 (4–2)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
1/24/1998*	No. 10	at Missouri	L 79–80 ^OT	15–4	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
2/3/1998	No. 24	at Wisconsin	W 79–76	16–6 (5–4)	Kohl Center (16,096) Madison, WI
2/7/1998 11:00 am, ESPN Plus Regional	No. 24	at No. 16 Michigan State	L 64–75	16–7 (5–5)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
2/18/1998		No. 5 Purdue	W 88–69^[5]	18–8 (7–7)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
2/22/1998		at No. 23 Illinois Rivalry	L 72–79	18–9 (7–8)	Assembly Hall (16,450) Champaign, IL
2/28/1998		Indiana	W 84–70	20–9 (9–8)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Big Ten tournament
3/6/1998		vs. No. 17 Michigan Quarterfinals	L 66–77	20–10 (9–7)	United Center Chicago, IL
National Invitation Tournament
3/11/1998*		Georgia First round	L 93–100^[6]	20–11	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Team players in the 1998 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	21	Ricky Davis	Charlotte Hornets

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References

^ "Showstoppers" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 1, 1997. p. 1B. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
^ "Quite simply: En Fuego" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 3, 1997. p. 1B. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
^ "Hawks continue to March" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 8, 1997. p. 1B. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
^ "Dome disaster" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 10, 1997. p. 1B. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
^ "NCAA Dreamin'" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 19, 1998. p. 1B. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
^ "Minnesota, Penn State, Marquette Advance; Iowa Stumbles Against Georgia". Chicago Tribune. March 12, 1998. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
^ "1998 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 7, 2021.

[1] "Showstoppers" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 1, 1997. p. 1B. Retrieved April 1, 2017.

[2] "Quite simply: En Fuego" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 3, 1997. p. 1B. Retrieved March 28, 2017.

[3] "Hawks continue to March" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 8, 1997. p. 1B. Retrieved April 1, 2017.

[4] "Dome disaster" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 10, 1997. p. 1B. Retrieved April 1, 2017.

[5] "NCAA Dreamin'" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 19, 1998. p. 1B. Retrieved April 1, 2017.

[6] "Minnesota, Penn State, Marquette Advance; Iowa Stumbles Against Georgia". Chicago Tribune. March 12, 1998. Retrieved April 1, 2017.

[7] "1998 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 7, 2021.

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Rivalries	Iowa "Big Four" Iowa State (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series) Illinois
Culture & lore	"Iowa Fight Song" Herky the Hawk Gambling scandal First 5-on-5 college basketball game
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics